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The calming effects of certain pieces of music should be stressed to all car drivers, but particularly the young and those still learning

Sir, In the light of the study of young drivers by Warren Brodsky, from
Ben-Gurion University (“Fast music in cars leads to more crashes”, news in
brief, Aug 26), which found that “without listening to any music, 92 per
cent made errors”, should not driving schools suggest suitable calming music
to each learner driver?

When driving to St Andrews, ten miles, I switch on Ravel’s Bolero
and aim to arrive with the crescendo of the finale. This gives me a time of
15 minutes and 43 seconds and average speed of 40mph. A pleasant, safe ride.